The Daily Blast
Trump’s Angry New Attacks on “Traitors” Show 2025 Plans Getting Darker
As new reporting reveals that Trump's plot to sabotage the rule of law is getting worse, a sharp observer explains how Democrats should engage this moment more forcefully—and why it's dangerous not to.
The New York Times reports that Donald Trump is telling advisers that his biggest regret from his first term was that he appointed “traitors.” As a result, his transition team is grilling prospective nominees to gauge their loyalty to Trump. Is there some way for Democrats to drive home how dangerous all this is? We chatted with Brian Beutler, author of the excellent Substack Off Message. He argues that even as Trump’s second-term plans are getting more overtly dangerous to the rule of law, Democrats need to do a lot more to alert the public to what’s coming—not just because it’s good politics, but because the country needs it.
